It's All My Fault

by Kaleb Montgomery, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Illness and injury are our greatest teachers. Our body speaks to us. It is always giving us information. We can use our signs and symptoms to lead happier healthier lives. Illness and injury can be catalysts to get to the next stage of personal growth.

This is an exciting process, one that is with us for our whole lives. Our only choice is whether to engage consciously or subconsciously in the process.

As a conscious process, personal growth is much smoother. By listening to our intuition, we move and change in accordance to the messages our body and our spirit are sending us.

As a subconsious process, it is a much bumpier road. Often we fight against or ignore what our intuition tells us to do. Then the body has to "up the ante" and give us a stronger less subtle message to try and get through. A common cold might turn in to bronchitis, or a headache into chronic migraines, or a sore stomach into an ulcer and even into cancer eventually. Our body is desperately trying to get through to our conscious mind. It will keep trying until we understand and change our destructive behaviour patterns.

If it sounds like I am blaming you for your sickness, I am. We create our reality. If it sounds like I am saying you are a bad person because you cause yourself to be sick, I am not. We all do this. I get sick and injured, and so do you. The point is not to feel bad about it, it is natural. It is how our body and our spirit communicate with us. What it is, is empowering. By taking responsibility for our thought processes, behaviours and patterns we are doing something profound. If I can create my illness, then I can create my health. I can change. I can learn the lessons my intuition is trying to teach me. The result is that I become healthier and happier.

Now this is exciting. No more "this happened to me", or "poor me I'm so unlucky, sick or injured". Instead it is "What can I learn from this situation? What role did I have in creating it." Now I am in charge. I am using illness or injury for personal growth. The name of the article should be "It's All My Fault, and I love it!". Stay tuned for a more practical discussion on what this process looks like in real life.